Famous Ward Singers 1949-62 [CD] (ONLINE ORDER ONLY)

Famous Ward Singers 1949-62 [CD] (ONLINE ORDER ONLY)

$24.99

Product Type : CD

Add to wishlist
Hurry! Only
3
units left in stock!
-
+
In Stock SOLD OUT
This Item is Availible Online Only
Price & Availability will vary by location
Item Location
Warehouse
Average Processing Time
24-72 Hours
No In store pickup
Online Order only

The Famous Ward Singers, based in Philadelphia, were one of the foremost gospel groups of the post-war era. Originally founded as a family group in 1931 by Gertrude Ward as a family group, then called, variously, The Consecrated Gospel Singers or The Ward Trio, the collective achieved fame after the Second World War when Gertrude's daughter Clara Ward was leader. - A gifted singer and arranger, Ward adopted the lead-switching style, previously used primarily by male gospel quartets, creating opportunities for spontaneous improvization and vamping by each member of the group, while giving virtuoso singers such as Henrietta Waddy, Marion Williams and Willa Ward Moultrie the opportunity to perform the lead vocal in songs. - This 77-track collection comprises a fairly significant proportion of the 130 or so A and B sides released on the Gotham and Savoy labels during this era, which represented the years when they achieved their greatest success. The releases were under various guises - Clara Ward as a solo artist, The Famous Ward Sisters Of Philadelphia, The Clara Ward Specials, Clara Ward & the Ward Singers, The Clara Ward Singers, The Famous Ward Singers and simply as The Ward Singers. It features the million-seller Surely God Is Able, along with How I Got Over, and Packin' Up, plus many gospel classics and standards. Ward died in 1973 at the age of 48 and Aretha Franklin and Rev. C. L. Franklin sang at her funeral in Philadelphia. She was honoured posthumously at the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York City four years later in 1977.

Tracklist:

  1. Surely God Is Able
  2. I Need Thee Every Hour
  3. The Fountain
  4. How I Got Over
  5. I Don't Know Why
  6. Throw Out the Lifeline
  7. He'll Never Let Go My Hand
  8. Hark the Voice
  9. When I've Done the Best I Can
  10. When the Gates Swing Open
  11. Happy Over There - Part 1
  12. I'm Waiting for Jesus
  13. At the Cross
  14. In That Great Judgement Morning
  15. On Higher Ground
  16. Faith Moves Mountains
  17. I Heard of a City Called Jerusalem
  18. Jesus
  19. Stretch Out
  20. Just One Moment
  21. Each Day
  22. Jesus Is All the World to Me
  23. The Day Is Past and Gone
  24. Get Back, Jordan
  25. How Far Am I from Canaan?
  26. He Knows How Much We Can Bear
  27. My Jesus Is All and All
  28. Who Could Ask for Anything Else
  29. I'm Bound for the Higher Ground
  30. When I Woke Up in Glory
  31. That Awful Day Will Surely Come
  32. The Old Rugged Cross
  33. Oh My Lord, What a Time
  34. I Heard the Voice of Jesus
  35. The Old Landmark
  36. I Will Trust in the Lord
  37. This Little Light of Mine
  38. Until I Found the Lord
  39. How Many Times
  40. Since I Found the Light
  41. I Just Can't Make It Myself
  42. I Know It Was the Lord
  43. I Want to Be More Like Jesus
  44. Who Shall Be Able to Stand
  45. Farther on Up the Road
  46. Only the Crumbs
  47. God's Amazing Love
  48. Treading the Wine Press Alone
  49. Oh Gabriel
  50. Lord, Touch Me
  51. I'm Goin' Home
  52. Hold Back the Tears
  53. Anywhere in Glory
  54. Great Is the Lord
  55. Packin' Up
  56. Nearer My God to Thee
  57. Climbing Jacob's Ladder
  58. I Feel the Holy Spirit
  59. I'm So Glad
  60. Our God Is Real
  61. In His Arms
  62. Pure Gold
  63. Good News
  64. Got on My Traveling Shoes
  65. He's Watching Over You
  66. We're Gonna Have a Time
  67. We Shall Be Changed
  68. Every Day Will Be Sunday
  69. God Is Good
  70. I'm Getting Richer
  71. I'm Gonna Move Upstairs
  72. A Sweeter Tomorrow
  73. Life Is Just One Step
  74. Rock of Ages
  75. The Lord's Army
  76. Handwriting on the Wall
  77. Contract with the Lord

UPC: 824046913922
Label: Acrobat
Release Date: 11.10.23
Format: CD

All Sales are Final.
No Refunds or Exchanges.